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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1956
Page
3
A two-vehicle collision at File corner on Main Street in Hopkinton injured Mrs. Chauncey Kemp with a cut above the eye and facial bruises while John Kemp endured back injuries and bruises. Wesley Borden was unhurt. Kemp's car sustained radiator, grill, and bumper damage.
The piece lists Ray Siebels’s arrival from San Francisco for his father August Siebels’s funeral in Monticello. Holiday guests include families from Worthington Ryan Cedar Rapids and other towns. Attendees at synod and various relatives visit relatives in Manchester Hopkinton Farmington and Amess area.
A park picnic Sunday celebrated Paul Egger returning from service in Germany. Attendees included G G Meritt and Paul Egger of Waubeek, L M Brashears and family, Dean Le Clerc and family of Central City, and Keith Boyse with Kathy.
A July Fourth picnic was held in Prairieburg park. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Himes and Nancy, Mr. and Mrs. Sal Powers and Skippy, Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Powers and family, Mr. and Mrs. Warren Farrington and family, Mr. and Mrs. Al Smith and family, and Mr. and Mrs. Lester Kula and girls.
The report notes social gatherings in Coggon park and Shueyville. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Goodlove and family visited the Boyses on Monday afternoon and for supper. Mrs. Keith Boyse and Mrs. Lee Boyse attended a pink and blue shower Monday evening at the John Knapp home honoring Mrs. Kenneth Wear.
The article lists numerous gatherings and calls around Independence Day. Attendees include Mr. and Mrs. Bob Woodward and Joan and Sara Devlin at Central City fireworks, plus visits by Lee Boyse, Albert Holub, Rufus Hanken, Leo Lawrence, and others across Anamosa, Cedar Rapids, Dubuque, and surrounding homes, with several family and friend exchanges noted.
The undersigned has been duly appointed and qualified as executor of the estate of Anna McBride deceased in Jones county Iowa. This notice records the formal appointment and qualification of the executor under state law.
Notice announces the appointment of an executor in Jones County and calls all indebted parties to pay promptly while encouraging claimants to present authenticated claims to the executor for allowance and file with the district court clerk. Dated July 1966.
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